Packing and lubricating rods and shafts



Sept. 30, 1930. G. F. JONES 1,776,911

PACKING AND LUBRICATING RODS AND SHAF'TS Filed Jan. 6, 1928 or short cylinder which fits closely but easily Patented' SepttBO, 1930 1 UNITED STATES GEORGE FREDERICK aonasor LONDON, ENGLAND, nssrezuon, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MEN'IS, TO BRITISH METALLIC PAGKINGS COMPANY ENGLAND, A BRITISH COMPANY (1929) LIMITED, OF LONDON,

PACKING AND LUBRICATING sons re) srrAr'rs Application filed. January 6, 1928, Serial no. 244,941, and in Great Britain February 22, 1927.

This invention relates to, lubricating and packing sliding rods such as piston rods and provides means for greatly or wholly obviating the entry of dust and dirt'into the stuffing box or equivalent, as'well as providand packed with absorbent materiahsay felt.

An opening, withany suitable closing device, is provided intothe chamber for the entry of the lubricant and that part of the ring which is outermost may be provided withv a flange around the rod, The outer endof this flange,

if used, may be comparatively sharp so. as to scrape-01f any dirt as the rod moves inwardly. The saidring is made n two or more segments, say three, and'encircled by 'a' spiral a close fit to the rod. 5

spring or. equivalent so that with a slight clearanceat each cut the ring willbe closely held onto the packing and the-flange will be The chamberforms an Oll reservoir and the ring may be perforated to facilitate entry of oil to the absorbent material.

The invention isillustrated in the accon'i panying drawings, in Which;-

partly in elevation, illustrating the invention.

Figures 2 and 3 are'sectional details illustrating slightly modified arrangements.

'The invention contemplates a construction whereina piston rod 6; is surrounded by a two;

part cylindrical casing b which contains packing rings. Holes 0 are providedfor the reception of securing bolts.

The casing has three annular chambers 1, 1,

1, and a chamber 2, the chambers 1 containing metallic packing rings 3 and the chamber 2 being for the reception of my'improved lubrieating device. 7

This device, inthe example shown, com- 7 prises a ring 4 of substantially U section CIR within which a packing 5 of felt orother three or more segments and its periphery is grooved to receive a spiral spring 7 which encircles the "ring. The segmentsformingv the ring do not butt closely against one another and thus the spring maintains the segments and the felt or equivalent in close contact with the piston rod a, thereby arresting a any dirt which may have been deposited on the rod during its reciprocation and prevent ing the dirt getting to the metallic rings in the chambers 1.

For the .purposeof effecting lubrication of the rod and packing rings an oil inlet is provided at 8 and one or more of the ring segments have holes 10 for the passage of the oil tothe inside of the ring 4 and to the felt 5. A'film of oilfrom the felt is deposited on the rod and comes into contact with the metallic rings in the chambers 1. Thus the arrangement described provides for the eflicient and economical lubrication of these rings shown in the drawings, it may obviously be 7 r v of any other approprlate section. Figure 1 1s a view in longitudinal section,

hat I claim is 1 Means for lubricatingv a reciprocating rod including aicasing encircling the rod and formed with'annular chambers, packing rings in certain of the chambers, and a lubricating ring in another. of said chambers, said ring being ofU-form in cross section with the opening facing the rod and made in sections, a

springencircling all sections to maintain them GEORGE FREDERICK V JONES.

suitable absorbent material is placed. The

ring is cut substantially radially as at 6 into 

